A conclusion of an essay includes the following...

Restate the thesis, summary, so what statement

Before you read a passage...

Underline key ideas in the question, Read the questions first

When answering a short response question you should...

Steal and spit the question and answer it completely

An introduction of an essay includes the following...

Hook, title and author, background, and thesis/claim

An argumentative essay is..

convince people to agree with u/include counterclaim/debunk

making an educated guess based on text +personal experiences

Re-read the questions and read all answer choices, Slash the trash/go back into the text to prove your answer

While you are reading...

Read the passage completely, Annotate the text

When answering a short response, you should...

Show how the quote connects to the claim by explaining it, Use relevant evidence to support claim

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Middle School ELA State Test Practice

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1
Body Paragraphs in an essay are like a short response/ACE! answer
True
False
False
True
2
Explain how a literary element is shown in the text and explain what it adds to the story...
How the setting affects mood/tone
Author's Craft
point of view
Theme
3
A conclusion of an essay includes the following...
Restate the thesis, summary, so what statement
Restate the thesis, summary
So what statement
Restate the thesis, quotes, analysis
4
Before you read a passage...
Pick an answer
Underline key ideas in the question
Read the questions first
Skim the answers
5
When answering a short response question you should...
Steal and spit the question and answer it completely
Wrap it up in the first sentence
Start with an explanation/analysis
Use quotes from the text to put into the first sentence
6
The reason an author writes a text (PIE)...
Inferencing
Context Clues
Author's Purpose
Author's Perspective
7
An introduction of an essay includes the following...
Hook, title and author, background, and thesis/claim
Hook, Title, Author, Background
Quotes, claim, Explanation, title and author
Hook, Claim, Quotes
8
An argumentative essay is..
showing changes overtime based on mood or character
convince people to agree with u/include counterclaim/debunk
writing that informs and explains
build an argument and support with evidence
9
Central Idea is...
the main point in a text
the way in which the author feels about the text
a brief retelling of the text
putting main events in a text in order
10
To identify similarities between two or more ideas, characters, events, settings etc. is..
Compare
Author's Purpose
Contrast
Theme
11
Writing an essay that identifies the narration the author uses to tell his or her story is...
Author's Purpose
Theme
Author's craft/structure
Point of view
12
An inference is...
making an educated guess based on text +personal experiences
a brief retelling of a story
the main point
the reason an author writes their story
13
After you read...
Skip the question and read all the answers
Re-read the questions and read all answer choices
Read all answer choices/Always pick C
Slash the trash/go back into the text to prove your answer
14
While you are reading...
Read the passage completely
Look for the answers to the questions right away
Skim the passage
Annotate the text
15
When answering a short response, you should...
Pick any quote from the text
Start my answer with the explanantion
Show how the quote connects to the claim by explaining it
Use relevant evidence to support claim

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